CN105473013A

CN105473013A - Smoking article with non-overlapping, radially separated, dual heat-conducting elements

Info

Publication number: CN105473013A
Application number: CN201480045916.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: S·博纳利
Original assignee: Philip Morris Products SA
Current assignee: Philip Morris Products SA
Priority date: 2013-09-02
Filing date: 2014-09-01
Publication date: 2016-04-06
Anticipated expiration: 2034-09-01
Also published as: EP3041376B1; PH12015502569B1; TWI657753B; US20160192704A1; EP3041376A1; ES2740130T3; KR102384544B1; KR20160052534A; RU2016112184A; SG11201601419PA; BR112016002652B1; UA117018C2; IL242603B; CA2918276A1; MX2016002729A; WO2015028654A1; RU2654193C2; PH12015502569A1; AU2014314050A1; PT3041376T

Abstract

A smoking article (2, 44, 50) comprises: a combustible heat source (4) having opposed front (6) and rear (8) faces; an aerosol-forming substrate (10) downstream of the rear face (8) of the combustible heat source (4); a first heat-conducting element (36) comprising one or more radially inner layers of heat-conductive material overlying a rear portion of the combustible heat source (4); and a second heat-conducting element (38, 64) comprising one or more radially outer layers of heat-conductive material overlying at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate (10), wherein the one or more radially outer layers of heat-conductive material do not overlie the one or more radially inner layers of heat-conductive material.

Description

Have not overlapping, radial separately, the smoking product of dual heat-conduction component

Technical field

The present invention relates to comprise combustible heat source, aerosol forms matrix and not overlapping, radial separately, the smoking product of dual heat-conduction component, described combustible heat source has relative front and back, and described aerosol forms the Later downstream of matrix in combustible heat source.

Background technology

This area proposed tobacco wherein by heating on-fuel multiple smoking product.The object of this ' heating ' smoking product is the harmful smoke components of the known type that the burning of the tobacco be reduced by conventional cigarette and thermal degradation produce.In a kind of smoking product of heating of known type, produce aerosol by the heat trnasfer forming matrix from combustible heat source to aerosol.Aerosol forms matrix and can be positioned at around combustible heat source, combustible heat source or combustible heat source downstream.During smoking, volatile compound forms matrix release by the heat trnasfer from combustible heat source from aerosol and is entrained in and is drawn through the air of smoking product.Along with the cooling of discharged compound, compound condensation is to form the aerosol sucked by user.Usually, make air be inhaled in the smoking product of this known heating by the one or more gas channels arranged through combustible heat source, realize by forced convertion and conduction the heat trnasfer forming matrix from combustible heat source to aerosol.

Such as, WO-A2-2009/022232 discloses smoking product, it comprises combustible heat source, the aerosol in combustible heat source downstream forms matrix and around and directly the rear portion of contact combustible heat source and aerosol form the heat-conduction component of the adjacent front portion of matrix.Smoking product also can comprise the sleeve of the rear portion forming matrix around aerosol.Sleeve is spaced apart with heat-conduction component in heat-conduction component downstream.WO-A2-2009/022232 discloses sleeve and can serve as barrier material and stop aerosol agents to migrate to the outer surface of smoking product.WO-A2-2009/022232 also discloses sleeve and forms the heat in the rear portion of matrix by retaining aerosol and the steepness therefore slightly reducing thermograde, and acts on the slight steepness regulating the thermograde forming substrate length along aerosol.

The heat generated between combustible heat source main combustion period is passed to aerosol and forms matrix by the heat-conduction component in the smoking product of WO-A2-2009/022232 by conducting.The heat loss produced by conductive heat transfer significantly reduces the temperature at the rear portion of combustible heat source, and the temperature at rear portion is kept significantly lower than its autoignition temperature.

In the smoking product of tobacco heating wherein instead of burning, aerosol forms the temperature reached in matrix and has remarkable impact to the ability generating sensuously acceptable aerosol.The temperature that aerosol is formed matrix by usual expectation is maintained within a certain range, to optimize the aerosol delivery to user.In some cases, from around and the temperature that the radiation heat loss that directly contact combustible heat source and aerosol form the outer surface of the heat-conduction component of matrix can cause combustible heat source and aerosol to form matrix drops to outside required scope, affect the performance of smoking product thus.If the temperature that aerosol forms matrix is fallen too low, then such as it adversely can affect uniformity and the amount of the aerosol being delivered to user.

In the smoking product of some heating, except via except the conductive heat transfer of heat-conduction component, additionally provide the forced convertion heat trnasfer forming matrix from combustible heat source to aerosol.Such as, in the smoking product of some known heating, provide the one or more gas channels along combustible heat source, so that the forced convertion heating providing aerosol to form matrix.In this type of smoking product, aerosol is formed matrix and is heated by the combination of conduction heating and forced convertion heating.Such as, WO-A2-2009/022232 discloses at least one longitudinal air flow path provided through combustible heat source, the forced convertion heating forming the controlled quentity controlled variable of matrix to provide aerosol.

In the smoking product of known heating, the heat trnasfer wherein forming matrix from combustible heat source to aerosol occurs mainly through forced convertion, and the temperature that this forced convertion heat trnasfer and aerosol are thus formed in matrix can be aspirated (puffing) action according to the single port of user and sizable change occur.Therefore, the main flow aerosol generated by the smoking product of this known heating form and organoleptic attribute thus can be adversely super-sensitive for the single port aspiration phases of user.

Especially, in the smoking product of known heating comprising the one or more gas channels along combustible heat source, during being aspirated by user's single port, be drawn through the air of one or more gas channel and contact with direct between combustible heat source and cause exciting of the burning of combustible heat source.Therefore strong single port aspiration phases can cause sufficiently high forced convertion heat trnasfer, with uprush (spike) that cause aerosol to form the temperature of matrix, thus adversely causes aerosol to form the pyrolysis of matrix and even potential partial combustion.As used herein, term ' is uprushed ' and is formed the of short duration rising of the temperature of matrix for describing aerosol.Therefore, the specific single port aspiration phases that the less desirable pyrolysis in the main flow aerosol produced at the smoking product of this known heating and the level of combustion by-products may also be taked according to user and adversely marked change.

In the smoking product of other heating, do not provide the gas channel through combustible heat source.In the smoking product of this type of heating, the heating that aerosol forms matrix realizes mainly through the conductive heat transfer via heat-conduction component.Aerosol formation matrix is carried out mainly through conductive heat transfer in the smoking product of the heating of heating wherein, and the temperature that aerosol forms matrix can become more responsive to the change of the temperature of heat-conduction component.This means to be formed with wherein aerosol compared with the smoking product of the heating that matrix is also heated by forced convertion heat trnasfer, due to this type of heating smoking product in radiation heat loss heat-conduction component any cooling all can on aerosol generate have larger impact, described heat-conduction component around and directly contact combustible heat source and aerosol formation matrix.

The combustible heat source of the known smoking product in heating comprises additive, to improve lighting and combustion characteristics of combustible heat source.But comprise lighting and can to produce decomposition and product with combustion additive, between the operating period of the smoking product of this known heating, described decomposition and product adversely can enter through the air of its suction.

In order to promote that aerosol is formed, the aerosol of the smoking product of heating forms matrix and usually comprises polyhydric alcohols as glycerine or other known aerosol agents.During storage and smoking, this type of aerosol agents can form matrix from the aerosol of the smoking product of known heating and move to its combustible heat source.The migration of the combustible heat source of the smoking product of the heating that aerosol agents is extremely known adversely can cause the decomposition of aerosol agents, particularly during the smoking of the smoking product of heating.

To expect to provide the smoking product of the heating comprising combustible heat source and aerosol formation matrix, described combustible heat source has relative front and back, and described aerosol forms the Later downstream of matrix in combustible heat source, and it provides the smoking performance of improvement.Especially, the smoking product that heating is provided will be expected, wherein there is the control improvement that aerosol forms the heating of matrix, to help temperature aerosol being formed matrix to maintain during smoking in temperature required scope.

Summary of the invention

Following smoking product is comprised: the combustible heat source with relative front and back according to the invention provides; Matrix is formed at the aerosol of the Later downstream of combustible heat source; Comprise the first heat-conduction component of the footpath inner layer of the one or more heat conducting materials overlayed on the rear portion of combustible heat source; The second heat-conduction component that aerosol forms the radial outer of the one or more heat conducting materials gone up at least partially of matrix is overlayed on comprising.The radial outer of one or more heat conducting material does not overlay in the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting material.

As used herein, term ' far ', ' upstream ' and ' front ', and the relative position in direction that ' closely ', ' downstream ' and ' afterwards ' are aspirated about user for each several part of each parts or parts that describe smoking product between the operating period of smoking product on smoking product.Smoking product according to the present invention comprises near-end, in use, leaves smoking product for delivery to user by this near-end aerosol.The near-end of smoking product also can be called as mouth end.In use, user aspirates on the near-end of smoking product, to suck the aerosol generated by smoking product.

Combustible heat source is positioned at far-end or close to far-end.Mouth end is at distal downstream.Near-end also can be called as the downstream end of smoking product, and far-end also can be called as the upstream end thereof of smoking product.Based on the relative position between its near-end at smoking product and far-end, can be described as in upstream each other or downstream according to each parts of smoking product of the present invention or each several part of parts.

At the upstream end thereof place of combustible heat source before combustible heat source.The upstream end thereof of combustible heat source is the end of combustible heat source farthest away from the near-end of smoking product.At the downstream end place of combustible heat source after combustible heat source.The downstream end of combustible heat source is the end of combustible heat source closest to the near-end of smoking product.

As used herein, term ' aerosol formation matrix ' release can form the matrix of the volatile compound of aerosol when heating for describing.The aerosol forming matrix generation from the aerosol of smoking product according to the present invention can be visible or sightless, and steam can be comprised (such as, be in the thin particulate matter of gaseous state, it is at room temperature liquid or solid usually) and the drop of gas and condensed steam.

Aerosol forms the form that matrix can take profiled member or the section limited by packing material, and described profiled member or section comprise and release can form the material of the volatile compound of aerosol when heating.When aerosol formation matrix takes the form of this type of profiled member or section, the whole profiled member or the section that comprise packing material are considered as aerosol formation matrix.

First heat-conduction component comprises the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting material, and the second heat-conduction component comprises the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material.

As used herein, term ' radially outer ' and ' inner radial ' be used to indicate the longitudinal axis of smoking product and one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component radial outer between radial distance be greater than the longitudinal axis of smoking product and one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component footpath inner layer between radial distance.

As used herein, term ' longitudinal direction ' is for being described in the direction between the near-end of smoking product and opposite proximal end.

As used herein, term ' radial direction ' is for describing the direction vertical with the direction between the near-end and opposite proximal end of smoking product.

As used herein, the full-size of term ' length ' on the longitudinal direction being described in smoking product.That is, the full-size on the direction between the near-end and relative far-end of smoking product.

Smoking product according to the present invention comprises: the first heat-conduction component comprising the footpath inner layer of the one or more heat conducting materials overlayed on the rear portion of combustible heat source, and comprises and overlay on the second heat-conduction component of radial outer that aerosol forms the one or more heat conducting materials gone up at least partially of matrix.The radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component does not overlay in the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component.

In smoking product according to the present invention, between the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component and the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component, there is not direct contact.This restriction or prevention are from the first heat-conduction component to the conductive heat transfer of the second heat-conduction component.As used herein, term ' directly contacts ' and without the need to the contact between the two elements of any intermediate materials, parts surface is contacted with each other for meaning.

With the smoking product of type open in WO-A2-2009/022232 (it comprise heat-conduction component with in heat-conduction component downstream and with the sleeve of the isolated radially aligned of heat-conduction component) compared with, what comprise the second heat-conduction component of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material comprises this upper heat loss reduced from the outer surface of smoking product according to the present invention of favourable ground.

By reducing the radiation heat loss from the outer surface of smoking product according to the present invention, comprising and advantageously improving the formation heat loss of matrix and the control of distribution from the combustible heat source of smoking product according to the present invention to aerosol comprising of the second heat-conduction component of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material.Especially, by reducing from the radiation heat loss of the outer surface of smoking product according to the present invention, the temperature that aerosol forms matrix by help better that comprises comprising the second heat-conduction component of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material maintains in temperature required scope.

What comprise the second heat-conduction component of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material comprises the aerosol generation improving and form matrix from aerosol.Advantageously, comprise and increase aerosol to the overall delivery of user comprising of the second heat-conduction component of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material.Especially, as seen when aerosol formation matrix comprises nicotine, by comprising the second heat-conduction component of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material, significantly can improve and the nicotine of user is sent.In addition, what found the second heat-conduction component of the radial outer comprising one or more heat conducting material comprises the smoking duration advantageously extending smoking product, makes user can carry out the single port suction of more big figure.

By the second heat-conduction component comprising the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material realize according to the improvement in the temperature profile of smoking product of the present invention, be particularly advantageous for the smoking product according to the present invention that wherein substantially there is not forced convertion heat trnasfer.

The footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component can overlay on the rear portion of combustible heat source and at least front portion of aerosol formation matrix.In this type of embodiment, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component overlays on aerosol and is formed on the rear portion of matrix.

Alternately, the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component can only overlay on the rear portion of combustible heat source.In this type of embodiment, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component only can overlay on aerosol and be formed in a part for matrix or the whole length of aerosol formation matrix.

In certain embodiments, the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component can overlay on the rear portion of combustible heat source, and the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can overlay in the whole length of aerosol formation matrix.

In smoking product according to the present invention, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component is in the inner layer downstream, footpath of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component.

The radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can in the tight downstream of footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component.In this type of embodiment, the upstream end thereof of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component longitudinally aligns substantially with the downstream end of the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component.

Alternately, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can be longitudinally-spaced with the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component.In this type of embodiment, the downstream end of the footpath inner layer of the upstream end thereof of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component and one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component is longitudinally-spaced.

Such as, the downstream end of the footpath inner layer of the upstream end thereof of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component and one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component can longitudinally-spaced about 0.5mm to about 4mm.

First heat-conduction component can comprise around and directly contact the footpath inner layer of the heat conducting material at the rear portion of combustible heat source.In this type of embodiment, the rear portion of combustible heat source by the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component radial inner layer ring around and directly contact the footpath inner layer of the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component.

In certain embodiments, the first heat-conduction component can comprise around and directly contact the footpath inner layer of the rear portion of combustible heat source and at least anterior heat conducting material of aerosol formation matrix.In this type of embodiment, the rear portion of combustible heat source by the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component radial inner layer ring around and directly contact the footpath inner layer of the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component, and the aerosol at least anterior radial inner layer ring by the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component that forms matrix around and the footpath inner layer of the direct heat conducting material of contact the first heat-conduction component.In this type of embodiment, the first heat-conduction component provides the heat formed between matrix at combustible heat source and the aerosol of smoking product according to the present invention and contacts.

In other embodiments, the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component can be separated with combustible heat source radial direction.As used herein, the footpath inner layer that term ' radial direction is separated ' is used to indicate one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component is spaced apart with combustible heat source in radial directions, makes to there is not direct contact between the footpath inner layer and combustible heat source of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component.

First heat-conduction component and the second heat-conduction component are by one or more insulation material layer radial direction separately.Suitable heat-insulating material includes but not limited to paper, pottery and metal oxide.

In this type of embodiment, one or more insulation material layer overlays on going up at least partially of the first heat-conduction component, and be positioned at the second heat-conduction component at least partially under.In certain embodiments, first heat-conduction component and the second heat-conduction component are by one or more insulation material layer radial direction separately, described one or more insulation material layer overlays in the whole length of the first heat-conduction component, and under being positioned at the whole length of the second heat-conduction component.

Such as, the first heat-conduction component can be covered by packing material, described packing material along smoking product length at least partially around smoking product.In this type of embodiment, packing material is wrapped in around smoking product on the first heat-conduction component, and the second heat-conduction component is arranged on going up at least partially of packing material subsequently.

In some preferred embodiment, the second heat-conduction component is arranged on the outside of smoking product, makes the second heat-conduction component visible on the outside of smoking product.In some particularly preferred embodiment, the radial outer of the heat conducting material of the second heat-conduction component is arranged on the outside of smoking product, makes the radial outer of the heat conducting material of the second heat-conduction component visible on the outside of smoking product.

Alternately, the outer wrapper along the whole of smoking product or only part extension can provide on the second heat-conduction component, makes the second heat-conduction component invisible or only partly visible on the outside of smoking product.

Second heat-conduction component providing on the packing material of smoking product can provide the benefit relevant with the outward appearance of smoking product according to the present invention, particularly during its smoking and afterwards.In some cases, when packing material is exposed to from combustible heat source hot, can be observed some decolourings of the packing material in the region of combustible heat source.Packing material can move in packing material that aerosol forms around matrix and downstream because volatile compound forms matrix from aerosol and decolours in addition.In certain embodiments, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can provide on packing material, described packing material forms matrix at least partially around aerosol, makes the decolouring of packing material be hiding and no longer visible or more invisible.In certain embodiments, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can form the whole length extension of matrix around aerosol.In some preferred embodiment, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can extend beyond aerosol and form matrix to downstream.Therefore the initial appearance of smoking product can be retained during smoking.

First heat-conduction component is preferably resistance to combustion.In certain embodiments, the first heat-conduction component is that oxygen is restrictive.In this type of embodiment, the first heat-conduction component stops or opposing is passed through by the oxygen of the first heat-conduction component to combustible heat source.

First heat-conduction component can around all or part of extension of smoking product girth.Preferably, the first heat-conduction component forms continuous sleeve, and it is closely around the rear portion of combustible heat source.

In certain embodiments, the first heat-conduction component can form continuous sleeve, and it is closely around the rear portion of combustible heat source and the front portion of aerosol formation matrix.In this type of embodiment, the first heat-conduction component can provide combustible heat source and aerosol to form being substantially tightly connected between matrix.This can advantageously stop or prevent easily to be drawn into aerosol formation Medium Culture from the burning gases of combustible heat source by its periphery.This type of connects the air that also can advantageously minimize or substantially avoid by forming the suction of matrix periphery along combustible heat source and aerosol, forms the forced convertion heat trnasfer of matrix from combustible heat source to aerosol.

Preferably, light and between main combustion period at the temperature reached by combustible heat source, the physical integrity of the first heat-conduction component is maintained.First heat-conduction component provides in the embodiment be substantially tightly connected between combustible heat source and aerosol formation matrix wherein, and this advantageously helps to maintain being tightly connected between the smoking product operating period.

The footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component can comprise and has any suitable heat conducting material of suitable thermal conductivity or the combination of material.

Preferably, the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component comprises heat conducting material, it has, and transient state flat heat source (MTPS) method of revising as used measures, 23 DEG C and 50% relative humidity under about 10 watts of every meter of degree Kelvins (W/ (mK)) to the bulk thermal conductivity of about 500 watts of every meter of degree Kelvins (W/ (mK)), more preferably from about 15 watts of every meter of degree Kelvins (W/ (mK)) extremely about 400 watts of every meter of degree Kelvins (W/ (mK)).Suitable heat conducting material includes but not limited to: tinsel packagings, such as In Aluminium Foil Packing thing, steel foil packing material, iron foil packing material and Copper Foil packing material; And metal alloy Foilpac thing.

In some preferred embodiment, the first heat-conduction component comprises one or more aluminium lamination.

First heat-conduction component can be formed by single heat conducting material layer.Alternately, the first heat-conduction component can be formed by multilayer or laminated material, and described multilayer or laminated material comprise at least one the heat conducting material layer combined with other heat conduction layers one or more or non-thermal conductivity layer.In this type of embodiment, at least one heat conducting material layer can comprise any one in heat conducting material listed above.

In certain embodiments, the first heat-conduction component can be formed by laminated material, and described laminated material comprises at least one heat conducting material layer and at least one insulation material layer.In this type of embodiment, in the face of the internal layer of first heat-conduction component at the rear portion of combustible heat source can be heat conducting material layer.

An example for the formation of the specially suitable laminated material of the first heat-conduction component is the twin-layered laminate comprising paper skin and aluminium internal layer.

Preferably, the thickness of the first heat-conduction component be about 5 microns to about 100 microns, more preferably from about 10 microns to about 50 microns, even more preferably from about 10 microns to about 30 microns and most preferably from about 20 microns.In some particularly preferred embodiment, the first heat-conduction component comprises the aluminium foil with about 20 micron thickness.

Preferably, by one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component footpath inner layer around the rear portion of combustible heat source be that length is about 2mm and is about 3mm to about 5mm to about 8mm, more preferably length.

Preferably, not by one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component footpath inner layer around the front portion of combustible heat source be that length is about 4mm and is about 5mm to about 8mm to about 15mm, more preferably length.

First heat-conduction component comprises and is formed in the embodiment of the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the front portion of matrix around the rear portion of combustible heat source and aerosol wherein, and aerosol forms matrix and preferably extends beyond the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component to downstream at least about 3mm.More preferably, aerosol forms matrix extends beyond footpath inner layer from one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component to downstream and is about 3mm to about 10mm.Most preferably, aerosol forms matrix extends beyond footpath inner layer from one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component to downstream and is about 5mm to about 8mm.

In this type of embodiment, by one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component footpath inner layer around the aerosol front portion that forms matrix be preferably length and be about 1mm and be about 2mm to about 10mm, more preferably length and be about 2mm to about 6mm to about 8mm, most preferably length.

Second heat-conduction component can around all or part of extension of smoking product girth.Preferably, the second heat-conduction component forms continuous sleeve, and it forms matrix at least partially around aerosol.

The radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can comprise and has any suitable heat conducting material of suitable thermal conductivity or the combination of material.

Preferably, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component comprises heat conducting material, it has, and transient state flat heat source (MTPS) method of revising as used measures, 23 DEG C and 50% relative humidity under about 10 watts of every meter of degree Kelvins (W/ (mK)) to the bulk thermal conductivity of about 500 watts of every meter of degree Kelvins (W/ (mK)), more preferably from about 15 watts of every meter of degree Kelvins (W/ (mK)) extremely about 400 watts of every meter of degree Kelvins (W/ (mK)).Suitable heat conducting material includes but not limited to: tinsel packagings, such as In Aluminium Foil Packing thing, steel foil packing material, iron foil packing material and Copper Foil packing material; And metal alloy Foilpac thing.

In some preferred embodiment, the second heat-conduction component comprises one or more aluminium lamination.

The radial outer of the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component and one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can comprise one or more identical or different heat conducting materials.

Preferably, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component comprises heat-reflecting material, such as aluminium or steel.In this type of embodiment, in use, the heat radiation forming matrix from aerosol is advantageously reflected back aerosol and forms matrix by the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component.

As used herein, term ' heat-reflecting material ' refers to have the material of relatively high heat reflectivity and relative low thermal emissivity, the incident radiation from its surface of the more vast scale that material reflects is launched than it.Preferably, heat-reflecting material reflection the incident radiation more than 50%, the incident radiation more preferably above 70% and most preferably more than 75% incident radiation.

In this type of embodiment, the relatively high heat reflectivity of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component reduces with relative low thermal emissivity the heat loss forming matrix from aerosol.

By providing the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of second heat-conduction component with bright inner surface, can improve the reflectivity of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component, wherein inner surface is the surface in the face of aerosol formation matrix.

Second heat-conduction component can be formed by single heat conducting material layer.Alternately, the second heat-conduction component can be formed by multilayer or laminated material, and described multilayer or laminated material comprise at least one the heat conducting material layer combined with other heat conduction layers one or more or non-thermal conductivity layer.In this type of embodiment, at least one heat conducting material layer can comprise any one in heat conducting material listed above.

In some preferred embodiment, the second heat-conduction component can be formed by laminated material, and described laminated material comprises at least one heat conducting material layer and at least one insulation material layer.In this type of embodiment, the internal layer forming the second heat-conduction component of matrix in the face of aerosol can be insulation material layer.

In some preferred embodiment, the second heat-conduction component comprises single heat conducting material layer.

In some preferred embodiment, the second heat-conduction component is the laminated material comprising single heat conducting material layer and one or more insulation material layer.In some particularly preferred embodiment, the second heat-conduction component is the laminated material comprising single heat conducting material layer and single insulation material layer.Preferably, the second heat-conduction component is the laminated material comprising single heat conducting material skin and single heat-insulating material internal layer.

An example for the formation of the specially suitable laminated material of the second heat-conduction component is the twin-layered laminate comprising aluminium skin and paper internal layer.

The use comprising the second heat-conduction component of laminated material may be favourable at the production period of smoking product according to the present invention, because at least one insulation material layer can provide other intensity and rigidity.This allows laminated material more easily to process, and the danger of subsiding or rupturing with at least one heat conducting material layer reduces, and at least one heat conducting material layer described may be relative thin and fragility.

The thickness of the second heat-conduction component can be substantially the same with the thickness of the first heat-conduction component.Alternately, the first heat-conduction component and the second heat-conduction component can have thickness different from each other.

Preferably, the thickness of the second heat-conduction component is about 5 microns to about 100 microns, more preferably from about 10 microns to about 80 microns.

Preferably, the second heat-conduction component comprises the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material, and it has about 2 microns to about 50 microns, the thickness of more preferably from about 5 microns to about 30 microns, most preferably from about 5 microns to about 20 microns.

In certain embodiments, the second heat-conduction component can comprise the aluminium foil with about 20 micron thickness.

In some preferred embodiment, the second heat-conduction component can comprise laminated material, it comprise have about 2 microns to about 20 microns, more preferably from about 4 microns to about 10 microns, most preferably from about 5 microns to the aluminium of about 8 micron thickness outer and paper internal layer.

Second heat-conduction component forms the position of matrix relative to the first heat-conduction component and aerosol and degree can adjust, so that the aerosol controlled during smoking forms the heating of matrix.

In certain embodiments, the second heat-conduction component can comprise the radial outer of the one or more heat conducting materials in the whole length overlaying on aerosol formation matrix.In this type of embodiment, the downstream end of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can align with the downstream end that aerosol forms matrix.Alternately, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component can extend beyond aerosol and form matrix on downstream direction.

In other embodiments, the second heat-conduction component can comprise the radial outer of the one or more heat conducting materials on the rear portion only overlaying on aerosol formation matrix.

Closed combustible heat source can be comprised according to smoking product of the present invention or not close combustible heat source.

As used herein, term ' closed ' is for describing the combustible heat source wherein not existing and extend to gas channel below before combustible heat source.

In use, the smoking product according to the present invention comprising closed combustible heat source does not close combustible heat source through edge any gas channel for the air sucked by user is drawn through.Comprise closed combustible heat source according in smoking product of the present invention, aerosol forms the heating of matrix and occurs mainly through conduction, and is minimized by the heating that the aerosol of forced convertion forms matrix or alleviated.

As used herein, the passage that term ' gas channel ' extends for the length described along combustible heat source, air can be used for being sucked by user by by the suction of this channel downstream.

As used herein, term ' is not closed ' for describing the combustible heat source wherein existing and extend to one or more gas channels below before combustible heat source.

In use, the smoking product according to the present invention comprising and do not close combustible heat source passes the closed combustible heat source in edge one or more gas channels for the air sucked by user are drawn through.Comprise do not close combustible heat source according in smoking product of the present invention, what aerosol formed matrix is heated by conduction and forced convertion and occurring.

When smoking product according to the present invention comprise do not close combustible heat source time, advantageously substantially stoped by the shortage of any gas channel of closed combustible heat source or prevent the exciting of burning of closed combustible heat source during being aspirated by user's single port.

Stop or prevent exciting of the burning of the closed combustible heat source during being aspirated by user's single port, advantageously substantially stop or prevent the aerosol during being aspirated by smoker's single port from forming uprushing of substrate temperature.By stoping or preventing exciting of the burning of combustible heat source, and to stop thus or the excessive temperature that prevents aerosol from forming matrix raises, can advantageously avoid forming the burning of matrix under strong single port aspiration phases or pyrolysis according to the aerosol of smoking product of the present invention.In addition, the single port aspiration phases of user advantageously can be minimized or is alleviated the impact of the composition of the main flow aerosol of smoking product according to the present invention.

The combustible heat source of the known smoking product in heating comprises additive, to improve lighting and combustion characteristics of combustible heat source.But comprise lighting and can to produce decomposition and product with combustion additive, during use, described decomposition and product adversely can enter the air of the smoking product being drawn through this known heating.

Close comprising advantageously substantially preventing or stoping and entering at the burning Sum decomposition product lighted and formed between main combustion period of closed combustible heat source and other materials the air be drawn through according to smoking product of the present invention between its operating period of combustible heat source.When closed combustible heat source comprises one or more additives to help the lighting or burn of closed combustible heat source, this is particularly advantageous.

Comprise closed combustible heat source according in smoking product of the present invention, particularly importantly optimize and form conductive heat transfer between matrix at combustible heat source and aerosol.Find the first heat-conduction component of the footpath inner layer comprising the one or more heat conducting materials overlayed on the rear portion of combustible heat source, and comprise and overlay on the second heat-conduction component of radial outer that aerosol forms the one or more heat conducting materials gone up at least partially of matrix, to the smoking performance of the smoking product comprising closed heat, there is particularly advantageous effect, the radial outer of wherein one or more heat conducting materials does not overlay in the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting material, if wherein there is any heating being formed matrix by the aerosol of forced convertion, then little.

Be to be understood that the closed combustible heat source that can comprise one or more path closed or block according to smoking product of the present invention, air is not sucked for being sucked by user by the path closed or block.

Such as, can comprise closed combustible heat source according to smoking product of the present invention, this closed combustible heat source is included in the upstream end thereof place of closed combustible heat source from the one or more closed access extending an only part above along the length closing combustible heat source.

Comprise the surface area being exposed to the oxygen from air that one or more occluded air path increases closed combustible heat source, and advantageously can be convenient to lighting and sustained combustion of closed combustible heat source.

Alternately, can comprise according to smoking product of the present invention and not close combustible heat source, wherein there are the one or more gas channels never closed and to extend to before combustible heat source below.

One or more gas channel can comprise one or more airtight gas channel.

As used herein, term ' airtight ' is for describing the inside extending through and do not close combustible heat source and the gas channel surrounded by not closed combustible heat source.

Alternately or additionally, one or more gas channel can comprise one or more unsealed gas channel.Such as, one or more gas channel can comprise the one or more groove or other unsealed gas channels that extend along the outside not closing combustible heat source.

One or more gas channel can comprise one or more airtight gas channel or one or more unsealed gas channel or its and combine.

In certain embodiments, smoking product according to the present invention comprises one, two or three gas channels never closing and to extend to before combustible heat source below.

In some preferred embodiment, smoking product according to the present invention comprises the single gas channel never closed and to extend to before combustible heat source below.

In some particularly preferred embodiment, smoking product according to the present invention comprises the single center substantially or axial flow passage never closing and to extend to before combustible heat source below.

In this type of embodiment, the diameter of single gas channel is preferably about 1.5mm to about 3mm.

Be to be understood that except air is sucked except the one or more gas channels for being sucked by user by it, also can comprise the not closed combustible heat source of one or more path closed or block according to smoking product of the present invention, air is not sucked for being sucked by user by the path closed or block.

Such as, can comprise according to smoking product of the present invention and not close combustible heat source, this is not closed combustible heat source and comprises one or more gas channel of extending to from combustible heat source before below and never close combustible heat source above along one or more closed access that the length extension of combustible heat source is only a part of.

Comprise one or more occluded air path and increase the surface area being exposed to the oxygen from air not closing combustible heat source, and can advantageously be convenient to not close lighting and sustained combustion of combustible heat source.

Comprise do not close combustible heat source be also included according to smoking product of the present invention the non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially do not closed combustible heat source and never close between one or more gas channels of extending to before combustible heat source below.

When smoking product according to the present invention comprise not close combustible heat source time, be included in the non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially do not closed combustible heat source and never close between one or more gas channels that combustible heat source extends to above below, advantageously substantially prevent or stop exciting of the burning of the not closed combustible heat source during being aspirated by user's single port.

Stop or prevent exciting of the burning of the combustible heat source during being aspirated by user's single port, advantageously substantially stop or prevent the aerosol during being aspirated by smoker's single port from forming uprushing of substrate temperature.By stoping or preventing exciting of the burning of combustible heat source, and to stop thus or the excessive temperature that prevents aerosol from forming matrix raises, can advantageously avoid forming the burning of matrix under strong single port aspiration phases or pyrolysis according to the aerosol of smoking product of the present invention.In addition, the single port aspiration phases of user advantageously can be minimized or is alleviated the impact of the composition of the main flow aerosol of smoking product according to the present invention.

Be included in the non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially do not closed combustible heat source and never close between one or more gas channels of extending to before combustible heat source below, can advantageously substantially prevent or stop when the air be sucked is through one or more gas channel, enter through one or more gas channel and be sucked and enter in the air of smoking product not closing the burning Sum decomposition product lighted and formed between main combustion period of combustible heat source.When not closing combustible heat source and comprising one or more additives to help not close the lighting or burning of combustible heat source, this is particularly advantageous.

Can bond at not closed block piece between combustible heat source and one or more gas channel or otherwise be fixed to and not close combustible heat source.

In some preferred embodiment, block piece comprise be arranged on one or more gas channel inner surface on non-flammable air-locked barrier coat substantially.In this type of embodiment, preferably block piece comprises the barrier coat be arranged at least substantially whole inner surface of one or more gas channel.More preferably, block piece comprises the barrier coat be arranged on the whole inner surface of one or more gas channel.

As used herein, term ' coating ' is for describing the material layer covering and be bonded to combustible heat source.

In other embodiments, barrier coat provides by being inserted in one or more gas channel by lining.Such as, when one or more gas channel comprises the one or more airtight gas channel extending through the inside not closing combustible heat source, non-flammable air-locked hollow tube substantially can insert one or more gas channel separately in.

Characteristic sum performance needed for smoking product, block piece can have low heat conductivity or high thermal conductivity.Preferably, block piece has low heat conductivity.

The thickness of block piece can be suitably adjusted to obtain good smoking performance.In certain embodiments, block piece can have the thickness of about 30 microns to about 200 microns.In a preferred embodiment, block piece has the thickness of about 30 microns to about 100 microns.

Block piece can be formed by one or more suitable materials, described material light and between main combustion period by not closing at temperature that combustible heat source obtains as substantially heat-staple and non-flammable.Suitable material is known in the art, and includes but not limited to such as: clay; Metal oxide, such as iron oxide, aluminium oxide, titanium dioxide, silica, silica-alumina, zirconia and cerium oxide; Zeolite; Basic zirconium phosphate; And other ceramic materials or its combination.

The preferred material that can form block piece comprises clay, glass, aluminium, iron oxide and combination thereof.If needed, by catalyst component, such as can promote to make Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide become the composition of carbon dioxide, be attached in block piece.Suitable catalyst component includes but not limited to, such as platinum, palladium, transition-metals and their oxides.

When block piece comprises the barrier coat on the inner surface being arranged on one or more gas channel, by any suitable method, such as at US-A-5,040, the method described in 551, puts on the inner surface of one or more gas channel by barrier coat.Such as, the inner surface of one or more gas channel can utilize the solution of barrier coat or suspended substance to carry out spraying, soaking or application.In some preferred embodiment, by the process that describes in WO-A2-2009/074870, barrier coat is put on the inner surface of one or more gas channel when combustible heat source is extruded.

The non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially below and between aerosol formation matrix of combustible heat source also can be included according to smoking product of the present invention.

When smoking product according to the present invention comprises closed combustible heat source and the non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially below and between aerosol formation matrix in combustible heat source, block piece should allow the air entering smoking product by never closing the one or more gas channels extended to below before combustible heat source to be passed through smoking product by drawn downstream.

Block piece can adjoin combustible heat source below and one of aerosol formation matrix or both.Alternately, block piece can with combustible heat source below and aerosol form one of matrix or separate between the two.

Block piece can bond or be otherwise fixed to combustible heat source below and one of aerosol formation matrix or both.

In some preferred embodiment, block piece comprise be arranged on combustible heat source below on non-flammable air-locked barrier coat substantially.In this type of embodiment, preferably block piece comprise be arranged on combustible heat source at least substantially whole below on barrier coat.More preferably, block piece comprise be arranged on combustible heat source whole below on barrier coat.

Block piece advantageously can limit aerosol and form the temperature of lighting and between main combustion period exposing of matrix in combustible heat source, and therefore helps to avoid or alleviate thermal degradation or the burning that aerosol forms matrix between the operating period of smoking product.This is particularly advantageous when combustible heat source comprises one or more additives to help the lighting of combustible heat source.

Smoking product according to the present invention combustible heat source below and aerosol formed between matrix and comprise non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially, can advantageously substantially prevent or stop forming the components migrate of matrix to combustible heat source at the lay up period aerosol of smoking product.

Alternately or additionally, smoking product according to the present invention combustible heat source below and aerosol formed between matrix and comprise non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially, can advantageously substantially prevent or stop aerosol between the operating period of smoking product to form the components migrate of matrix to combustible heat source.

When aerosol formed matrix comprise at least one aerosol agents time, combustible heat source below and aerosol form that to comprise non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially between matrix be particularly advantageous.

In this type of embodiment, smoking product according to the present invention combustible heat source below and aerosol formed and comprise non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially between matrix and can advantageously prevent or stop in the storage of smoking product with between the operating period, at least one aerosol agents forms matrix from aerosol and migrates to combustible heat source.Between the operating period of smoking product, therefore the decomposition of at least one aerosol agents can advantageously substantially be avoided or be reduced.

Characteristic sum performance needed for smoking product, can have low heat conductivity or high thermal conductivity at the non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially below and between aerosol formation matrix of combustible heat source.In certain embodiments, block piece can be formed by following material, this material has that transient state flat heat source (MTPS) method revised as used measures, 23 DEG C and 50% relative humidity under the bulk thermal conductivity of about 0.1 watt of every meter of degree Kelvin (W/ (mK)) extremely about 200 watts of every meter of degree Kelvins (W/ (mK)).

The thickness of block piece can be suitably adjusted to obtain good smoking performance.In certain embodiments, block piece can have the thickness of about 10 microns to about 500 microns.

Block piece can be formed by one or more suitable materials, described material at the temperature of lighting and obtained by combustible heat source between main combustion period for substantially heat-staple and non-flammable.Suitable material is known in the art, and includes but not limited to clay (such as bentonite and kaolinite), glass, mineral matter, ceramic material, resin, metal and combination thereof.

The preferred material that can form block piece comprises clay and glass.The preferred material that can form block piece comprises copper, aluminium, stainless steel, alloy, aluminium oxide (Al ₂o ₃), resin and mineral rubber.

In some preferred embodiment, block piece comprise be arranged at combustible heat source below on clay coating, described clay coating comprises bentonite and kaolinic 50/50 mixture.In other preferred embodiments, block piece comprise be arranged at combustible heat source below on glass coating, more preferably sintered glass coating.

In some particularly preferred embodiment, block piece comprise be arranged at combustible heat source below on aluminized coating.

Preferably, block piece has the thickness at least about 10 microns.

Due to the slight gas permeability of clay, wherein block piece comprise be arranged at combustible heat source below on clay coating embodiment in, clay coating more preferably has the thickness at least about 50 microns, most preferably from about 50 micron to about 350 microns.

In the embodiment that block piece is formed by more air-locked one or more materials (such as aluminium) wherein, block piece can be thinner, and usually preferably have the thickness being less than about 100 microns, being more preferably about 20 microns.

Wherein block piece comprise be arranged at combustible heat source below on glass coating embodiment in, glass coating preferably has the thickness being less than about 200 microns.

The thickness of block piece can use microscope, SEM (SEM) or any other suitable measuring method known in the art to record.

When block piece comprise be arranged at combustible heat source below on barrier coat time, barrier coat applies by any suitable method known in the art to cover and to adhere to after combustible heat source, and described method includes but not limited to spraying, steam deposition, dipping, material transfer (such as brushing or gummed), electrostatic precipitation or its any combination.

Such as, barrier coat obtains by such as under type: block piece with pre-formed close to the size and dimension after combustible heat source, and described block piece is applied to combustible heat source below with cover and adhere to combustible heat source at least substantially whole after.Alternately, barrier coat be applied to combustible heat source below after, barrier coat described in machinable or machining.In a preferred embodiment, by aluminium foil being glued together or being pressed into combustible heat source and aluminium foil is applied to after combustible heat source, and cut or aluminium foil described in machining with described aluminium foil is covered and adhere to combustible heat source at least substantially whole after, preferred cover and adhere to combustible heat source whole after.

In a further advantageous embodiment, by the solution of one or more suitable coating materials or suspended substance being applied to after combustible heat source, thus form barrier coat.Such as, by will in the solution below immersing one or more suitable coating materials of combustible heat source or suspended substance, or by solution or suspended substance are brushed or are sprayed into the upper below of combustible heat source or by the powder of one or more suitable coating materials or mixture of powders electrostatic precipitation to combustible heat source below on, thus barrier coat to be applied to after combustible heat source.When by barrier coat is applied to the upper below of combustible heat source by the powder of one or more suitable coating materials or mixture of powders electrostatic precipitation combustible heat source below time, the preferred below of combustible heat source used waterglass pretreatment before electrostatic precipitation.Preferably, barrier coat is applied by spraying.

Barrier coat is by being applied to being formed of combustible heat source below by the solution of one or more suitable coating materials or suspended substance single.Alternately, barrier coat is by being repeatedly applied to being formed of combustible heat source below by the solution of one or more suitable coating materials or suspended substance.Such as, barrier coat by by the solution of one or more suitable coating materials or suspended substance once, be applied to being formed of combustible heat source for twice, three times, four times, five times, six times, seven times or eight times continuously below.

Preferably, barrier coat is by being applied to being formed of combustible heat source below by the solution of one or more suitable coating materials or suspended substance once to ten time.

The solution of one or more coating materials or suspended substance are applied to combustible heat source below after, can dry combustible heat source to form barrier coat.

When barrier coat by the solution of one or more suitable coating materials or suspended substance is repeatedly applied to combustible heat source below and formed time, combustible heat source may need to carry out drying between the continuous applying of solution or suspended substance.

For drying alternately or additionally, the solution of one or more coating materials or suspended substance are applied to combustible heat source below after, the coating material in combustible heat source can be sintered to form barrier coat.When barrier coat be glass or ceramic coating time, the particularly preferably sintering of barrier coat.Preferably, barrier coat, at the temperature of about 500 DEG C to about 900 DEG C, more preferably sinters at about 700 DEG C.

One or more first air intakes forming matrix periphery around aerosol can be comprised according to smoking product of the present invention.

As used herein, term ' air intake ' to be sucked into hole in smoking product, slit, groove or other apertures for describing air by it.

When smoking product according to the present invention comprises one or more first air intake around aerosol formation matrix periphery, in use, the aerosol that cold air is sucked into smoking product by the first air intake forms Medium Culture.Be sucked into aerosol by the first air intake and form intramatrical air by smoking product, form matrix to downstream process from aerosol, and leave smoking product by its near-end.

During being aspirated by user's single port, the cold air be drawn through around one or more first air intakes of aerosol formation matrix periphery advantageously reduces the temperature that aerosol forms matrix.This advantageously substantially stops or prevents during being aspirated by user's single port, and aerosol forms uprushing of the temperature of matrix.

As used herein, not by surrounding air that combustible heat source heats significantly when term ' cold air ' is aspirated by user's single port for being described in.

By stoping or preventing aerosol from forming the uprushing of temperature of matrix, comprise one or more first air intakes forming matrix periphery around aerosol and advantageously help to avoid or alleviate aerosol and form the burning of matrix under strong single port aspiration phases or pyrolysis.In addition, comprise and form around aerosol the impact of single port aspiration phases for the composition of the main flow aerosol of smoking product that one or more first air intakes of matrix periphery advantageously help to minimize or alleviate user.

In some preferred embodiment, one or more first air intake location form the downstream end of matrix close to aerosol.

In certain embodiments, aerosol forms matrix and can adjoin after combustible heat source, or combustible heat source below on non-flammable air-locked barrier coat substantially of providing.

As used herein, term ' adjoin ' for describe aerosol formed matrix directly to contact after combustible heat source or combustible heat source below on non-flammable air-locked barrier coat substantially of providing.

In other embodiments, aerosol form matrix can spaced apart below with combustible heat source.That is, aerosol formed matrix and combustible heat source below between can Existential Space or gap.

As used herein, term ' spaced apart ' for describe aerosol formed matrix directly do not contact combustible heat source below or be arranged on combustible heat source below on non-flammable air-locked barrier coat substantially.

To one or more first air intake alternately or additionally, in this type of embodiment, according to smoking product of the present invention can be included in combustible heat source below and aerosol form one or more second air intakes between matrix.In use, cold air is sucked in the space between combustible heat source and aerosol formation matrix by the second air intake.Be sucked into air in space that combustible heat source and aerosol form between matrix through smoking product by the second air intake, form space between matrix to downstream process from combustible heat source and aerosol, and leave smoking product by its near-end.

During being aspirated by user's single port, the cold air being drawn through one or more second entrances below and between aerosol formation matrix of combustible heat source advantageously can reduce the temperature that aerosol forms matrix.This can advantageously stop or prevent aerosol during being aspirated by user's single port from forming uprushing of the temperature of matrix substantially.

To one or more first air intake or one or more second air intake alternately or additionally, can be included according to smoking product of the present invention one or more 3rd air intakes that aerosol forms matrix downstream.

Be to be understood that can to comprise according to smoking product of the present invention and form one or more first air intakes of matrix periphery around aerosol, or one or more second air intakes after combustible heat source and between aerosol formation matrix, or form one or more 3rd air intakes in matrix downstream at aerosol, or its any combination.

The quantity of air intake, shape, size and position can be suitably adapted to obtain good smoking performance.

In some embodiment comprising one or more 3rd air intake, preferably, smoking product according to the present invention is included in the air flow guide element that aerosol forms matrix downstream.Air flow guide element is defined through the air flow path of smoking product.Between the downstream end that one or more 3rd air intake is preferably arranged on aerosol formation matrix and the downstream end of air flow guide element.

In use, air is drawn through one or more 3rd air intake and enters in air flow guide element.The air be sucked at least partially along air flow path Part I upstream towards aerosol formed matrix flow.Air flows through aerosol and forms matrix, and subsequently along the Part II of air flow path to downstream towards the mouth endwall flow of smoking product.

Air flow guide element can comprise open-ended, air-locked ducted body substantially.In this type of embodiment, be drawn through that the air of one or more 3rd air intake is first preferred upstream to be aspirated along exterior section that is open-ended, air-locked ducted body substantially, and subsequently preferably across inside that is open-ended, air-locked ducted body substantially drawn downstream.

Substantially air-locked ducted body can be formed by one or more suitable air-locked materials, and one or more suitable air-locked materials described are substantially heat-staple under the temperature of the aerosol of the heat trnasfer generation by forming matrix from thermal source to aerosol.Suitable material is known in the art, and includes but not limited to cardboard, plastics, pottery and combination thereof.

In a preferred embodiment, open-ended, substantially air-locked ducted body be cylinder, preferred perpendicular cylinder.

In a further advantageous embodiment, open-ended, substantially air-locked ducted body be frustum of a cone, preferred butt right circuit cone.

Open-ended, substantially air-locked ducted body can have about 7mm to the length of about 50mm, the length of such as about 10mm to about 45mm or about 15mm to about 30mm.Total length needed for smoking product, and the existence of miscellaneous part in smoking product and length, air flow guide element can have other length.

When open-ended, air-locked ducted body is cylinder substantially time, cylinder can have about 2mm to the diameter of about 5mm, the diameter of such as about 2.5mm to about 4.5mm.Overall diameter needed for smoking product, cylinder can have other diameters.

When open-ended, air-locked ducted body is frustum of a cone substantially time, the upstream end thereof of frustum of a cone can have the diameter of about 2mm to about 5mm, the diameter of such as about 2.5mm to about 4.5mm.Overall diameter needed for smoking product, the upstream end thereof of frustum of a cone can have other diameters.

When open-ended, air-locked ducted body is frustum of a cone substantially time, the downstream end of frustum of a cone can have the diameter of about 5mm to about 9mm, the diameter of such as about 7mm to about 8mm.Overall diameter needed for smoking product, the downstream end of frustum of a cone can have other diameters.Preferably, the downstream end of frustum of a cone has and forms the substantially the same diameter of matrix with aerosol.

Open-ended, substantially air-locked ducted body can adjoin aerosol formed matrix.Alternately, open-ended, substantially air-locked ducted body may extend into aerosol formed Medium Culture.Such as, in certain embodiments, distance that is open-ended, the extensible 0.5L of being up to of air-locked ducted body substantially enters aerosol and forms Medium Culture, and wherein L is the length that aerosol forms matrix.

Substantially the upstream end thereof of air-locked ducted body have form matrix with aerosol compared with the diameter that reduces.

In certain embodiments, substantially the downstream end of air-locked ducted body have form matrix with aerosol compared with the diameter that reduces.

In other embodiments, the downstream end of air-locked ducted body has and forms the substantially the same diameter of matrix with aerosol substantially.

When the downstream end of air-locked ducted body substantially have form matrix with aerosol compared with reduce diameter time, substantially air-locked ducted body can by air-locked sealing ring substantially around.In this type of embodiment, air-locked seal is positioned at one or more 3rd air intake downstream substantially.Substantially air-locked seal can have and forms the substantially the same diameter of matrix with aerosol.Such as, in certain embodiments, substantially air-locked ducted body downstream end can by air-locked profiled member substantially or gasket rings around, described air-locked profiled member or packing ring substantially have and form the substantially the same diameter of matrix with aerosol.

Substantially air-locked seal can be formed by one or more suitable air-locked materials, and one or more suitable air-locked materials described are substantially heat-staple under the temperature of the aerosol of the heat trnasfer generation by forming matrix from combustible heat source to aerosol.Suitable material is known in the art, and includes but not limited to cardboard, plastics, wax, silicone, pottery and combination thereof.

Length that is open-ended, air-locked ducted body substantially at least partially can by the diffuser of breathing freely around.Ventilative diffuser can have and forms the substantially the same diameter of matrix with aerosol.The diffuser of breathing freely can be formed by one or more suitable ventilative materials, and one or more suitable ventilative materials described are substantially heat-staple under the temperature of the aerosol of the heat trnasfer generation by forming matrix from combustible heat source to aerosol.Suitable ventilative material is known in the art, and includes but not limited to porous material such as cellulose acetate tow, cotton, open-celled ceramic and foam of polymers, tobacco-containing material and combination thereof.

In a preferred embodiment, air flow guide element comprise have form matrix with aerosol compared with open-ended, the air-locked hollow tube substantially of diameter that reduce, and there is the annular, the substantially air-locked seal that form the substantially the same external diameter of matrix with aerosol, described annular, substantially air-locked sealing ring are around the downstream end of hollow tube.

Air flow guide element also can comprise interior packing thing, and it is around hollow tube and annular air-locked seal substantially.

The upstream end thereof of the opening of hollow tube can adjoin the downstream end that aerosol forms matrix.Alternately, the upstream end thereof of the opening of hollow tube can insert or otherwise extend in the downstream end of aerosol formation matrix.

Air flow guide element also can comprise the diffuser with the annular gas permeable forming the substantially the same external diameter of matrix with aerosol, its around annular substantially air-locked seal upstream hollow tube length at least partially.Such as, hollow tube can embed in the profiled member of cellulose acetate tow at least partly.

In a further advantageous embodiment, air flow guide element comprises: open-ended, air-locked, truncated hollow circular cone substantially, its have form matrix with aerosol compared with the upstream end thereof of diameter that reduces and form the downstream end of the substantially the same diameter of matrix with aerosol.

The upstream end thereof of the opening of truncated hollow circular cone can adjoin the downstream end that aerosol forms matrix.Alternately, the upstream end thereof of the opening of truncated hollow circular cone can insert or otherwise extend in the downstream end of aerosol formation matrix.

Air flow guide element also can comprise the diffuser with the annular gas permeable forming the substantially the same external diameter of matrix with aerosol, and its length around truncated hollow circular cone at least partially.Such as, truncated hollow circular cone can embed in the profiled member of cellulose acetate tow at least partly.

In a further advantageous embodiment, air flow guide element is included in the ventilative section that aerosol forms matrix downstream, and this air flow guide element limits air flow path, and smoking product comprises one or more 3rd air intakes for being drawn into by air in ventilative section, wherein said air path comprises Part I and Part II, the Part I of this air path forms matrix and extends from one or more 3rd air intake towards aerosol, and the Part II of this air path extends from aerosol formation matrix towards the mouth end of smoking product, wherein the Part I of this air path is limited by the low draw resistance part of the section of breathing freely, the low draw resistance part of described ventilative section is from the upstream end thereof extending to ventilative section close to one or more 3rd air intake, and ventilative section also comprises the high draw resistance part from extending to the downstream end of ventilative section close to one or more 3rd air intake.

As used herein, term ' ventilative section ' refers to the section that the mode of not passing through ventilative section to block air is completely blocked, blocks or sealed.

Draw resistance ratio between high draw resistance part and low draw resistance part is higher than 1:1 and lower than about 50:1.Preferably, the Part II of air flow path is limited by the pipe of hollow substantially.

Draw resistance is measured according to ISO6565:2011, and usually with mmH ₂o unit representation.The draw resistance of ventilative section is measured by following: while the Part II of blanket gas flow path, an end of air flow guide element is aspirated, make air flow only through the ventilative section of air flow guide element.Preferably, the draw resistance of ventilative section is uniform along the length of section.In this type of embodiment, the respective length of draw resistance respectively with it in ventilative section of low draw resistance part and high draw resistance part is proportional.In a preferred embodiment, one or more 3rd air intake location is towards the upstream end thereof of air flow guide element.By this way, the draw resistance of the ventilative section part of one or more 3rd air intake upstream should lower than the draw resistance of the ventilative section part in one or more 3rd air intake downstream.

In other embodiments, when ventilative section draw resistance along section length and heterogeneous time, the draw resistance of the low draw resistance part of ventilative section is measured by following: corresponding to the position crosscut air flow guide element closest to one or more 3rd air intakes of the upstream end thereof of ventilative section, so that the low draw resistance part of ventilative section is separated with the remainder of ventilative section, and while the Part II of blanket gas flow path, an end of the low draw resistance part of cutting is aspirated, air is made to flow only through the low draw resistance part of ventilative section.Similarly, the draw resistance of the high draw resistance part of ventilative section is measured by following: corresponding to the position crosscut air flow guide element closest to one or more 3rd air intakes of the downstream end of ventilative section, so that the high draw resistance part of ventilative section is separated with the remainder of ventilative section, and while the Part II of blanket gas flow path, an end of the high draw resistance part of cutting is aspirated, makes air flow only through the high draw resistance part of ventilative section.

Preferably, combustible heat source is for containing carbon heat sources.As used herein, term ' carbon containing ' is for describing the combustible heat source comprising carbon.Preferably, have at least about 35% for the carbon containing combustible thermal source in smoking product according to the present invention, more preferably at least about 40%, most preferably at least about 45% carbon content, with the dry weight basis of combustible heat source.

In certain embodiments, be flammable carbon back thermal source according to combustible heat source of the present invention.As used herein, term ' carbon back thermal source ' is for describing the thermal source primarily of carbon composition.

For the flammable carbon back thermal source in smoking product according to the present invention, there is the carbon content at least about 50%.Such as, for the flammable carbon back thermal source in smoking product according to the present invention can have at least about 60% or at least about 70% or at least about 80% carbon content, with the dry weight basis of flammable carbon back thermal source.

The carbon containing combustible thermal source formed by one or more suitable carbonaceous materials can be comprised according to smoking product of the present invention.

If needed, one or more adhesives and one or more carbonaceous materials can be combined.Preferably, one or more adhesives are organic bond.Suitable known organic bond includes but not limited to glue (such as guar gum), modified cellulose and cellulose derivative (such as methylcellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose), flour, starch, sugar, vegetable oil and combination thereof.

In a preferred embodiment, combustible heat source is formed by the mixture of carbon dust, modified cellulose, flour and sugar.

Replace one or more adhesives or except one or more adhesives, one or more additives can be comprised for the combustible heat source in smoking product according to the present invention, to improve the character of combustible heat source.Suitable additive includes but not limited to promote the additive of the consolidation of combustible heat source (such as sintering aid), in order to promote additive (the such as oxidant lighted of combustible heat source, as perchlorate, chlorate, nitrate, peroxide, permanganate, zirconium and their combination), in order to promote additive (the such as potassium and sylvite of the burning of combustible heat source, as potassium citrate) and in order to promote by the burning of combustible heat source the additive of the decomposition of one or more gases that produces (such as catalyst, as CuO, Fe ₂o ₃and Al ₂o ₃).

When smoking product according to the present invention comprise be arranged on combustible heat source below on barrier coat time, barrier coat be applied to combustible heat source below before or after, examples of such additives can be mixed in combustible heat source.

In some preferred embodiment, combustible heat source comprises the carbon containing combustible thermal source that carbon and at least one light auxiliary agent.In a preferred embodiment, combustible heat source is as described in WO-A1-2012/164077, comprises the carbon containing combustible thermal source that carbon and at least one light auxiliary agent.

As used herein, term ' lights auxiliary agent ' for the material representing the one or both released energy in the ignition procedures of combustible heat source and in oxygen, wherein material release energy and the speed of one or both in oxygen by the restriction of ambient oxygen diffusion.In other words, in the ignition procedures of combustible heat source, material releases energy and the speed of one or both in oxygen does not rely on the speed that ambient oxygen can arrive material to a great extent.As used herein, term ' lights auxiliary agent ' also for representing the metal element (elementalmetal) released energy in the ignition procedures of combustible heat source, wherein the ignition temperature of metal element is below about 500 DEG C, and the combustion heat of metal element is at least about 5kJ/g.

As used herein, the alkali metal salt (as alkali-metal citrate, alkali metal acetate and alkali metal succinate) of carboxylic acid, alkali halide salts (as alkali metal chloride salt), alkali carbonate or alkali metal phosphate ' lighted auxiliary agent ' and do not comprised in term, it is believed that these salt above-mentioned changes carbon burning.Even if when alkali metal burning salt relative to the gross weight of combustible heat source to exist in a large number time, this alkali metal burning salt does not discharge enough energy yet and produces acceptable aerosol with in single port aspiration procedure in early days in the ignition procedures of combustible heat source.

The example of suitable oxidant includes but not limited to: nitrate, such as potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate, strontium nitrate, sodium nitrate, barium nitrate, lithium nitrate, aluminum nitrate and ferric nitrate; Nitrite; Other organic and inorganic nitro compounds; Chlorate, such as sodium chlorate and potassium chlorate; Perchlorate, such as sodium perchlorate; Chlorite; Bromate, such as bromic acid is received and potassium bromate; Perbromate; Bromite; Borate, such as Boratex and potassium borate; Ferrate, such as barium ferrate; Ferrite; Manganate, such as potassium manganate; Permanganate, such as potassium permanganate; Organic peroxide, such as benzoyl peroxide and acetone peroxide; Inorganic peroxide, such as hydrogen peroxide, strontium peroxide, peromag, calper calcium peroxide, barium peroxide, zinc peroxide and lithium peroxide; Superoxides, such as potassium superoxide and sodium superoxide; Iodate; Periodate; Iodite; Sulfate; Sulphite; Other sulfoxides; Phosphate; Phosphinates; Phosphite; And phosphanite.

Although advantageously improve the lighting and ignition quality of combustible heat source, comprise to light and can cause undesirable decomposition and product in the use procedure of smoking product with combustion additive.Such as, the formation that can cause nitrogen oxide in combustible heat source with the decomposition of the nitrate of assisting it to light is contained in.

When smoking product according to the present invention comprise not close combustible heat source time, between one or more gas channel and closed combustible heat source, comprise non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially can advantageously substantially prevent or stop when the air be sucked is through one or more gas channel, this type of decomposition and product enter through one or more gas channel and are drawn into according to the air in smoking product of the present invention.

Comprising non-flammable air-locked block piece substantially after combustible heat source and between aerosol formation matrix also can advantageously prevent or stop this type of decomposition and product to enter the air be drawn through according to smoking product of the present invention substantially.

Carbon containing combustible thermal source for smoking product according to the present invention can be prepared described in prior art as known to persons of ordinary skill in the art.

Carbon containing combustible thermal source for smoking product according to the present invention is formed preferably by with under type: if make other additives in one or more carbonaceous materials and one or more adhesives and some situations mix, and by pre-formed for mixture be required shape.The mixture of one or more carbonaceous materials, one or more adhesives and other additives selectable can utilize any suitable known ceramics forming method, such as, such as slip-casting, extrude, injection molding and mould compression moulding or pressing, and pre-formed be required shape.In some preferred embodiment, by press or extrude or its combination to make mixture pre-formed be required shape.

Preferably, one or more carbonaceous materials, one or more adhesives and other additives mixture by pre-formed be elongated shape bar.But, should be appreciated that the mixture of one or more carbonaceous materials, one or more adhesives and other additives can by pre-formed shape needed for other.

After such shaping, particularly after extrusion, elongated shape bar or other required forms are preferably dried to reduce its water content, then pyrolysis at the temperature enough making one or more adhesives (if present) carbonization in non-oxidizing atmosphere, and substantially eliminate any volatile matter in elongated shape bar or other shapes.Preferably in blanket of nitrogen at the temperature of about 700 DEG C to about 900 DEG C pyrolysis elongated shape bar or the shape needed for other.

In certain embodiments, by comprising at least one metal nitrate precursor at the mixture of one or more carbonaceous materials, one or more adhesives and other additives, at least one metal nitrate is combined in combustible heat source.Then at least one metal nitrate precursor is converted at least one metal nitrate on the spot by the preformed cylindrical bar or other shapes that utilize nitre aqueous acid process pyrolysis.In one embodiment, combustible heat source comprises at least one metal nitrate, and at least one metal nitrate has and is less than about 600 DEG C, is more preferably less than the heat decomposition temperature of about 400 DEG C.Preferably, at least one metal nitrate has about 150 DEG C to about 600 DEG C, the more preferably decomposition temperature of about 200 DEG C to about 400 DEG C.

In a preferred embodiment, combustible heat source should cause at least one metal nitrate decompose and discharge oxygen and energy for the exposure of the yellow fiery igniter of tradition or other firing devices.This decomposition causes the initial raising of the temperature of combustible heat source, and also contributes to lighting of combustible heat source.After the decomposition of at least one metal nitrate, combustible heat source preferably continues to burn at lower temperatures.

Comprising at least one metal nitrate advantageously causes lighting of combustible heat source internally to be triggered, but not only some place in its surface.Preferably, at least one metal nitrate with about 50% of the dry weight of about 20% to the combustible heat source of the dry weight of combustible heat source amount be present in combustible heat source.

In other embodiments, combustible heat source comprises at least one peroxide or superoxides, and peroxide or superoxides derive oxygen on one's own initiative being less than at the temperature of about 600 DEG C, more preferably being less than at the temperature of about 400 DEG C.

Preferably, at least one peroxide or superoxides derive oxygen on one's own initiative at the temperature of about 150 DEG C to about 600 DEG C, more preferably at the temperature of about 200 DEG C to about 400 DEG C, most preferably at the temperature of about 350 DEG C.

In use, combustible heat source should cause at least one peroxide or superoxides decompose and discharge oxygen for the exposure of the yellow fiery igniter of tradition or other firing devices.This causes the initial raising of the temperature of combustible heat source, and also contributes to lighting of combustible heat source.After the decomposition of at least one peroxide or superoxides, combustible heat source preferably continues to burn at lower temperatures.

Comprise at least one peroxide or superoxides advantageously causes lighting of combustible heat source internally to be triggered, but not only some place in its surface.

Combustible heat source preferably has about 20% to the porosity of about 80%, more preferably about 20% to 60%.When combustible heat source comprises at least one metal nitrate, this advantageously allows oxygen when at least one metal nitrate decomposes and burning proceeds to be enough to maintain the VELOCITY DIFFUSION of burning in the quality of combustible heat source.Even more preferably, combustible heat source have as measured by such as mercury porosimetry or helium pycnometry about 50% to about 70%, the porosity of more preferably about 50% to about 60%.Required porosity easily can realize in the process using conventional method and technology production combustible heat source.

Advantageously, the carbon containing combustible thermal source for smoking product according to the present invention has about 0.6g/cm ³to about 1g/cm ³apparent density.

Preferably, combustible heat source has about 300mg to about 500mg, more preferably about 400mg to the quality of about 450mg.

Preferably, combustible heat source has about 7mm to about 17mm, more preferably about 7mm to about 15mm, most preferably about 7mm to the length of about 13mm.

Preferably, combustible heat source has the diameter of about 5mm to about 9mm, more preferably has the diameter of about 7mm to about 8mm.

Preferably, combustible heat source has substantially homogeneous diameter.But combustible heat source can be alternately tapered, the diameter at the rear portion of closed combustible heat source is made to be greater than the diameter of its front portion.Particularly preferably be columniform combustible heat source substantially.Combustible heat source can be such as cylinder or the tapered cylinder with circular cross section substantially, or has cylinder or the tapered cylinder of oval cross section substantially.

Smoking product according to the present invention preferably includes aerosol and forms matrix, and this aerosol forms matrix and comprises at least one aerosol agents and can respond the material adding Thermal release volatile compound.Aerosol forms matrix can comprise other additives and composition, includes but not limited to NMF, flavor enhancement, adhesive and composition thereof.

Preferably, aerosol formation matrix comprises nicotine.More preferably, aerosol formation matrix comprises tobacco.

At least one aerosol agents can be the mixture of any suitable known compound or compound, and the mixture of compound or compound is in use convenient to form intensive and stable aerosol and substantially resist thermal degradation under the operating temperature of smoking product.Suitable aerosol agents is well known in the art, and comprise such as polyalcohol, the ester (acetin, diacetine or glyceryl triacetate) of polyalcohol, and monocarboxylic acid, dicarboxylic acids or polycarboxylic aliphatic (acid) ester (such as dodecanedioic acid dimethyl ester and tetradecanedioic acid dimethyl ester).Preferred aerosol agents for smoking product according to the present invention is polyalcohol or its mixture, such as triethylene glycol, 1,3-BDO, most preferably glycerine.

Heating can be responded release the material of volatile compound and can be packing material based on plant.Heating can be responded release the material of volatile compound and can be homogeneous filled material based on plant.Such as, aerosol forms matrix can comprise one or more materials deriving from following plant, and described plant includes but not limited to: tobacco; Tealeaves, such as green tea; Peppermint; Bay; Eucalyptus; Sweet basil; Salvia japonica; Verbena officinalis; And tarragon.

Preferably, can responding heating, to release the material of volatile compound be packing material based on tobacco, most preferably based on the homogeneous filled material of tobacco.

Aerosol formed matrix can take by paper or other packing materials around profiled member or the form of section, described profiled member or section comprise can respond the material that volatile compound is released in heating.As mentioned above, when aerosol formation matrix takes the form of this type of profiled member or section, the whole profiled member or the section that comprise any packing material are considered as aerosol formation matrix.

Preferably, aerosol formation matrix has about 5mm to about 20mm, more preferably from about 8mm to the length of about 12mm.

In a preferred embodiment, aerosol forms matrix and is included in the elements material based on tobacco wrapped up in profiled member package.In the especially preferred embodiments, aerosol forms matrix and is included in the homogeneous material profiled member based on tobacco wrapped up in profiled member package.

Smoking product according to the present invention is preferably included in aerosol and forms matrix downstream and the cigarette holder in air flow guide element (if present) downstream.Cigarette holder is positioned at the proximal end of smoking product.

Preferably, cigarette holder has low filter efficiency, more preferably has low-down filter efficiency.Cigarette holder can be the cigarette holder of single section or parts.Alternately, cigarette holder can be multistage cigarette holder or multi-part cigarette holder.

Cigarette holder can comprise the filter tip with one or more sections, and described one or more sections comprise suitable known filter material.Suitable filtering material is known in the art, and includes but not limited to cellulose acetate and paper.Alternately or additionally, cigarette holder can comprise one or more sections, described one or more sections comprise absorbent, adsorbent, flavor enhancement and other aerosol modifier and additive or its combination.

Preferably also be included in aerosol according to the smoking product of element and form transfer element between matrix and cigarette holder or spacer elements.When it is present, air flow guide element is preferably in transfer element upstream.In this type of embodiment, transfer element can separate with one of air flow guide element and cigarette holder or between the two.

Transfer element can adjoin aerosol formed one of matrix and cigarette holder or both.Alternately, transfer element can form one of matrix and cigarette holder with aerosol or separate between the two.

Comprise the cooling of the aerosol that transfer element advantageously allows the heat trnasfer by forming matrix from combustible heat source to aerosol to generate.Comprise transfer element also advantageously to allow to be adjusted to desirable value according to the total length of smoking product of the present invention by the suitable selection of the length of transfer element, such as, be adjusted to the length similar to conventional cigarette.

Transfer element can have the length of about 7mm to about 50mm, the length of such as about 10mm to about 45mm or about 15mm to about 30mm.Total length needed for smoking product, and the existence of miscellaneous part in smoking product and length, transfer element can have other length.

Preferably, transfer element comprises at least one open-ended tubular hollow body.In this type of embodiment, in use, when the air be inhaled into swims over to its near-end by smoking product downwards from aerosol formation matrix, the air of smoking product is drawn through through at least one open-ended tubular hollow body.

Transfer element can comprise at least one the open-ended tubular hollow body formed by one or more suitable materials, and one or more suitable materials described are substantially heat-staple under the temperature of the aerosol of the heat trnasfer generation by forming matrix from combustible heat source to aerosol.Suitable material is known in the art, and includes but not limited to paper, cardboard, plastics such as cellulose acetate, pottery and combination thereof.

Alternately or additionally, aerosol can be included according to smoking product of the present invention and form aerosol cooling element between matrix and cigarette holder or heat exchanger.Aerosol cooling element can comprise multiple passage extending longitudinally.

Aerosol cooling element can comprise the gathering sheet of the material of the Paper or cardboard being selected from metal forming, polymeric material and substantially non-porous.In certain embodiments, aerosol cooling element can comprise the gathering sheet of the material being selected from polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), PETG (PET), PLA (PLA), cellulose acetate (CA) and aluminium foil.

In some preferred embodiment, aerosol cooling element can comprise the gathering sheet of biodegradable polymeric material, described material such as PLA (PLA) or (being obtained commercially the starch base copolyesters of series) level.

One or more aerosol modifier that aerosol forms matrix downstream can be included according to smoking product of the present invention.Such as, one or more aerosol modifier can be comprised according to one or more in the cigarette holder of smoking product of the present invention, the gentle fog cooling element of transfer element.

Suitable aerosol modifier includes but not limited to: flavor enhancement; With chemicals (chemesthetic) reagent.

As used herein, term ' flavor enhancement ', for describing in use, forms the aerosol imparting taste of matrix generation or one or both any reagent of fragrance to the aerosol by smoking product.

As used herein, term ' chemicals reagent ' for describe in use by perception in the oral cavity of the external user of the perception of gustatory receptor or osmoreceptor cell or sense of smell chamber or any reagent of also perception in the oral cavity of user or sense of smell chamber except the perception by gustatory receptor or osmoreceptor cell.The perception of chemicals reagent usually by " trigeminal neuralgia induction ", or passes through trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal nerve, sympathetic nerve, or some combinations of these nerves.Usually, chemicals reagent is perceived as sensation that is hot, peppery, cool or calmness.

Can be included according to smoking product of the present invention one or more aerosol modifier that aerosol forms matrix downstream, it is flavor enhancement and chemicals reagent.Such as, according to one or more the comprised menthols in the cigarette holder of smoking product of the present invention, transfer element gentle fog cooling element or the another kind of flavor enhancement providing cool chemicals efficacy.

Known method and machine can be used to assemble according to smoking product of the present invention.

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The present invention is further illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings by means of only way of example, in the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows the schematic longitudinal cross-section of the smoking product according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows the schematic longitudinal cross-section of smoking product according to the third embodiment of the invention; With

Fig. 3 shows the schematic longitudinal cross-section of smoking product according to a fifth embodiment of the invention.

Detailed description of the invention

Comprising according to the smoking product 2 of the first embodiment of the present invention is in FIG in adjacent coaxillay aligned closed combustible heat source 4, aerosol forms matrix 10, transfer element 12, aerosol cooling element 14, spacer elements 16 and cigarette holder 18, and described closed combustible heat source 4 has 6 and relative 8 above below.

Close combustible heat source 4 be closed carbon containing combustible heat source and be positioned at the far-end of smoking product 2.As shown in fig. 1, below between 8 and aerosol formation matrix 10 of closed combustible heat source 4 is arranged on non-flammable air-locked block piece 22 substantially of aluminium foil disc form.By aluminium foil disc being pressed into below on 8 of closed combustible heat source 4, block piece 22 is applied to 8 of closed combustible heat source 4 below, and adjacent carbon containing combustible thermal source 4 below 8 and aerosol form matrix 10.Be to be understood that in other embodiment (not shown) of the present invention, the non-flammable air-locked block piece 22 substantially below between 8 and aerosol formation matrix 10 of closed combustible heat source 4 can be omitted in.

Aerosol forms matrix 10 and is positioned at the tight downstream of the first block piece 22, and described first block piece 22 is applied to 8 of closed combustible heat source 4 below.Aerosol forms the cylindrical profiled member that matrix 10 comprises the homogeneous material 24 based on tobacco, is included in the aerosol agents such as glycerine of parcel in profiled member package 26.

Transfer element 12 is positioned at the tight downstream that aerosol forms matrix 10, and comprises the hollow cellulose acetate pipe 28 of cylinder-shaped end opening.

Aerosol cooling element 14 is positioned at the tight downstream of transfer element 12, and comprises the gathering sheet of Biodegradable polymeric material such as PLA.

Spacer elements 16 is positioned at the tight downstream of aerosol cooling element 14, and comprises hollow paper or the paperboard tube 30 of cylinder-shaped end opening.

Cigarette holder 18 is positioned at the tight downstream of spacer elements 16.As shown in fig. 1, cigarette holder 18 is positioned at the proximal end of smoking product 2, and be included in the cylindrical profiled member of the suitable filter material 32 of parcel in filter tip profiled member package 34, described suitable filter material 32 such as has the cellulose acetate tow of extremely low filter efficiency.

Smoking product 2 comprises the first heat-conduction component 36, and it comprises the footpath inner layer of heat conducting material such as aluminium foil, covers and directly contacts the rear portion of closed combustible heat source 4 and the front portion of aerosol formation matrix 10.Smoking product 2 also comprises the second heat-conduction component 38, and it comprises the radial outer of heat conducting material such as aluminium foil, overlays on aerosol and is formed in the rear portion of matrix 10 and the whole length of transfer element 12.As shown in fig. 1, the radial outer of the heat conducting material of the second heat-conduction component 38 does not overlay in the footpath inner layer of the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component 36.

In other embodiment (not shown) of the present invention, first heat-conduction component 36 can comprise the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting material, it overlays on the rear portion of closed combustible heat source 4, and the second heat-conduction component 38 can comprise the radial outer of one or more heat conducting material, it overlays on aerosol and is formed in the whole length of matrix 10.

Alternately or additionally, in other embodiment (not shown) of the present invention, transfer element 12 can extend beyond the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component 38 on downstream direction.In this type of embodiment, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component 38 can only overlay on the front portion of transfer element 12.Alternately, in this type of embodiment, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component 38 can not overlay in any part of transfer element 12.

In the first embodiment of the present invention in FIG, the footpath inner layer of the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component 36 extends upwardly to its position forming matrix 10 around aerosol in downstream side, with the radial outer of the heat conducting material of the second heat-conduction component 38 extend in the upstream direction its to form the position of matrix 10 around aerosol roughly the same.That is, the upstream end thereof of the radial outer of the downstream end of the footpath inner layer of the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component 36 and the heat conducting material of the second heat-conduction component 38 forms substantial alignment in matrix 10 at aerosol.In other embodiment (not shown) of the present invention, the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of the second heat-conduction component 38 can be longitudinally-spaced with the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials of the first heat-conduction component 36.

First heat-conduction component 36 and the second heat-conduction component 38 are separated by insulation material layer 40 such as cigarette paper radial direction, described insulation material layer 40 overlays in the whole length of the footpath inner layer of the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component 36, and under being positioned at the whole length of the radial outer of the heat conducting material of the second heat-conduction component 38.

As shown in fig. 1, insulation material layer 40 forms matrix 10, transfer element 12, aerosol cooling element 14, spacer elements 16 and cigarette holder 18 around the footpath inner layer of the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component 36, aerosol.

Smoking product also can comprise the tipping paper tape (not shown) of the downstream end part around insulation material layer 40.

One or more first air intakes 42 forming matrix 10 periphery around aerosol are comprised according to the smoking product 2 of the first embodiment of the present invention.As shown in fig. 1, the first air intake 42 be circular layout is arranged on aerosol and is formed in the radial outer of the profiled member package 26 of matrix 10 and the heat conducting material of the second heat-conduction component 38, enters aerosol formed in matrix 10 to receive cold air (being illustrated by dotted arrow in FIG).

In use, user lights the closed combustible heat source 4 of the smoking product 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and aspirates on cigarette holder 18 subsequently.When user aspirates on cigarette holder 18, the aerosol that cold air (being illustrated by dotted arrow in FIG) is sucked into smoking product 2 by the first air intake 42 is formed in matrix 10.

The front portion that aerosol forms matrix 10 by via closed combustible heat source 4 below 8 and block piece 22 and the first heat-conduction component 36 conduction and heated.Matrix 10 is formed from the profiled member of the homogeneous material 24 based on tobacco release glycerine and other volatility and semi-volatile compounds by conduction heating aerosol.The compound forming release matrix 10 from aerosol forms aerosol, and when sucked air flows through aerosol formation matrix 10, described aerosol is entrained in and is sucked in the air in the aerosol formation matrix 10 of smoking product 2 by the first air intake 42.The aerosol (being illustrated by dotted arrow in FIG) of the air sucked and entrained with is to downstream through the inside of the hollow cellulose acetate pipe 28 of the cylinder-shaped end opening of transfer element 12, aerosol cooling element 14 and spacer elements 16, and the aerosol of air sucked there and entrained with cools and condensation.The air sucked of cooling and the aerosol of entrained with through cigarette holder 18, and are delivered to user by the near-end of the smoking product 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention to downstream.At the non-flammable air-locked block piece 22 substantially below on 8 of closed combustible heat source 4, closed combustible heat source 4 is separated with the air being drawn through smoking product 2, make in use, the air being drawn through smoking product 2 does not directly contact closes combustible heat source 4.

In use, the second heat-conduction component 38 reduces the radiation heat loss of the outer surface from smoking product 2.This helps again to maintain the temperature that aerosol forms matrix 10 successively, to promote continuously and the aerosol delivery strengthened.

Be to be understood that in other embodiment (not shown) of the present invention, smoking product also can comprise the outer wrapper of the sheet material such as cigarette paper with low-permeable, it is formed after matrix 10, transfer element 12, aerosol cooling element 14, spacer elements 16, cigarette holder 18 and closed combustible heat source 4 around aerosol, and overlays on the second heat-conduction component.

In this type of embodiment, the first air intake 42 be circular layout is arranged on aerosol and forms the radial outer of the heat conducting material of profiled member package 26, second heat-conduction component 38 of matrix 10 and cover in outer wrapper, enters aerosol formed in matrix 10 to receive cold air (being illustrated by dotted arrow in FIG).

Smoking product (not shown) according to a second embodiment of the present invention has the structure identical to a great extent with the smoking product according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.But, in smoking product according to a second embodiment of the present invention, omit and to overlay on the first heat-conduction component 36 and insulation material layer 40 under being positioned at the second heat-conduction component 38, and the second heat-conduction component 38 is formed by laminated material, described laminated material comprises the skin of heat conducting material such as aluminium and the internal layer of heat-insulating material such as paper.

Smoking product 44 according to the third embodiment of the invention in fig. 2 has the structure identical to a great extent with the smoking product according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.But, in smoking product 44 according to the third embodiment of the invention, the first air intake 42 forming matrix 10 periphery around aerosol is omitted, and combustible heat source 4 is the carbon containing combustible thermals source do not closed, it comprises never to close before combustible heat source 4 the single central gas flow channel 46 that 6 extend to next 8.

As shown in Figure 2, non-flammable air-locked block piece 48 is substantially arranged between combustible heat source 4 and central gas flow channel 46.Block piece 48 comprise be arranged on single central gas flow channel 46 whole inner surface on non-flammable air-locked barrier coat substantially.In other embodiment (not shown) of the present invention, the non-flammable air-locked block piece 48 substantially between combustible heat source 4 and central gas flow channel 46 can be omitted in.

As the smoking product according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG, smoking product 44 according to the third embodiment of the invention in fig. 2 comprises the first heat-conduction component 36 and the second heat-conduction component 38, described first heat-conduction component 36 comprises the footpath inner layer of heat conducting material, cover and directly contact the rear portion of closed combustible heat source 4 and the front portion of aerosol formation matrix 10, described second heat-conduction component 38 comprises the radial outer of heat conducting material, overlays on aerosol and is formed in the rear portion of matrix 10 and the whole length of transfer element 12.But as shown in fig. 1, in smoking product 44 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, the footpath inner layer of the radial outer of the heat conducting material of the second heat-conduction component 38 and the heat conducting material of the first heat-conduction component 36 is longitudinally-spaced.

In use, user lights the not closed combustible heat source 4 of smoking product 44 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and aspirates on cigarette holder 18 subsequently.When user aspirates on cigarette holder 18, the aerosol that cold air (being illustrated by dotted arrow in fig. 2) is sucked into smoking product 2 by central gas flow channel 46 is formed in matrix 10.Do not closing the non-flammable air-locked block piece 22 substantially below on 8 of combustible heat source 4, and the non-flammable air-locked block piece 48 substantially on the inner surface of single central gas flow channel 46, make not close combustible heat source 4 to separate with the air being drawn through smoking product 44, make in use, the air being drawn through smoking product 44 does not directly contact does not close combustible heat source 4.

Smoking product (not shown) according to a fourth embodiment of the invention has the structure identical to a great extent with smoking product according to the third embodiment of the invention shown in fig. 2.But, in smoking product according to the third embodiment of the invention, omit and to overlay on the first heat-conduction component 36 and insulation material layer 40 under being positioned at the second heat-conduction component 38, and the second heat-conduction component 38 is formed by laminated material, described laminated material comprises the skin of heat conducting material such as aluminium and the internal layer of heat-insulating material such as paper.

Smoking product 50 according to a fifth embodiment of the invention in figure 3 has the structure identical to a great extent with the smoking product according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.But in smoking product 50 according to a fifth embodiment of the invention, the first air intake 42 forming matrix 10 and transfer element 12 periphery around aerosol is omitted, and is replaced by the 3rd air intake 52 and air flow guide element 54 respectively.

Air flow guide element 54 is positioned at aerosol and forms the downstream of matrix 10, and comprises open-ended, the air-locked hollow tube 56 substantially be made up of such as cardboard, its have form matrix 10 with aerosol compared with the diameter that reduces.The upstream end thereof of open-ended hollow tube 56 adjoins aerosol and forms matrix 10.The downstream end of open-ended hollow tube 56 by annular substantially air-locked seal 58 around, described annular substantially air-locked seal 58 have and form the substantially the same diameter of matrix 10 with aerosol.The remainder of open-ended hollow tube embeds in the cylindrical profiled member of cellulose acetate tow 60, and described cylindrical profiled member has and forms the substantially the same diameter of matrix 10 with aerosol.

The cylindrical profiled member of open-ended hollow tube 56 and cellulose acetate tow 60 by the interior packing thing 62 of breathing freely around.

Also as shown in Figure 3, the circumferential row of the 3rd air intake 52 is arranged in the insulation material layer 40 around interior packing thing 62.

In use, when user aspirates on cigarette holder 10, cold air is sucked in smoking product 50 according to a second embodiment of the present invention by the 3rd air intake 52.The air upstream be sucked is between the outside and interior packing thing 62 of open-ended hollow tube 56, and the cylindrical profiled member through cellulose acetate tow 60 forms matrix 10 to aerosol.

As shown in FIG. 1 with mentioned above according in the smoking product 2 of the first embodiment of the present invention, aerosol is formed matrix 10 and is heated by conduction, to form aerosol, when sucked air flows through aerosol formation matrix 10, described aerosol is entrained in the air be inhaled into.The air sucked and the aerosol of entrained with to downstream through the inside of the hollow tube 56 of air guide element 54 to aerosol cooling element 14 and spacer elements, the cooling of the aerosol of air sucked there and entrained with and condensation.The aerosol of cooling subsequently to downstream through the cigarette holder 18 of smoking product 50 in the mouth of user.

Aerosol cooling element 14 is positioned at the tight downstream of air flow guide element 54, and is similar to the first embodiment, comprises the gathering sheet of Biodegradable polymeric material such as PLA.

Cigarette holder 18 is positioned at the tight downstream of spacer elements 16.As shown in Figure 3, cigarette holder 18 is positioned at the proximal end of smoking product 2, and be included in the cylindrical profiled member of the suitable filter material 32 of parcel in filter tip profiled member package 34, described suitable filter material 32 such as has the cellulose acetate tow of extremely low filter efficiency.

Be arranged on carbon containing combustible thermal source 4 whole below on non-flammable air-locked barrier coat 22 substantially, make carbon containing combustible thermal source 4 and separated by the air path of smoking product 54, make in use, the air being drawn through smoking product 54 along air flow path does not directly contact carbon containing combustible thermal source 4.

As the first embodiment as shown in about Fig. 1 describes, in use, the second heat-conduction component 64 reduces the radiation heat loss of the outer surface from smoking product 2.This helps again to maintain the temperature that aerosol forms matrix 10 successively, to promote continuously and the aerosol delivery strengthened.As visible about Fig. 3, the second heat-conduction component 64 only overlays on aerosol and is formed in matrix 10, instead of on transfer element 12 in embodiment as described with regard to FIG. 1.

Smoking product (not shown) according to a sixth embodiment of the invention has the structure identical to a great extent with smoking product according to a fifth embodiment of the invention shown in figure 3.But, in smoking product according to a fifth embodiment of the invention, omit and to overlay on the first heat-conduction component 36 and insulation material layer 40 under being positioned at the second heat-conduction component 64, and the second heat-conduction component 64 is formed by laminated material, described laminated material comprises the skin of heat conducting material such as aluminium and the internal layer of heat-insulating material such as paper.

The present invention is illustrated with specific embodiment mentioned above expection shown in accompanying drawing.But, other embodiments can be prepared, and do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention as limited in claim, and to should be appreciated that above-described specific embodiment is not expected be restrictive.

Claims

1. a smoking product, described smoking product comprises:

There is the combustible heat source of relative front and back;

Matrix is formed at the aerosol of the Later downstream of described combustible heat source;

Comprise overlay on described combustible heat source rear portion on first heat-conduction component of footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials; With

Comprise and overlay on the second heat-conduction component that described aerosol forms the radial outer of the one or more heat conducting materials gone up at least partially of matrix,

The radial outer of wherein said one or more heat conducting material does not overlay in the footpath inner layer of described one or more heat conducting material.

2. smoking product according to claim 1, wherein said first heat-conduction component comprises the footpath inner layer of the one or more heat conducting materials on the front portion of rear portion and the described aerosol formation matrix overlaying on described combustible heat source, and described second heat-conduction component comprises the radial outer of the one or more heat conducting materials on the rear portion overlaying on described aerosol formation matrix.

3. smoking product according to claim 1, wherein said first heat-conduction component comprise overlay on described combustible heat source rear portion on the footpath inner layer of one or more heat conducting materials, and described second heat-conduction component comprises and overlays on the radial outer that described aerosol forms the one or more heat conducting materials in the whole length of matrix.

4. the smoking product according to any one of claim 1-3, the footpath inner layer of the radial outer of one or more heat conducting materials of wherein said second heat-conduction component and one or more heat conducting materials of described first heat-conduction component is longitudinally-spaced.

5. according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein said second heat-conduction component is formed by laminated material, and described laminated material comprises one or more heat conducting material layer and one or more insulation material layer.

6., according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein said second heat-conduction component comprises one or more thermal reflective material layer.

7. smoking product according to claim 6, the incident radiation of wherein said heat-reflecting material reflection more than 50%.

8., according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein said first heat-conduction component and described second heat-conduction component are by one or more insulation material layer radial direction separately.

9., according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, described smoking product also comprises the outer wrapper at least partially around described second heat-conduction component.

10. the smoking product according to any one of claim 1-7, the radial outer of the heat conducting material of wherein said second heat-conduction component is arranged on the outside of described smoking product, makes the radial outer of the heat conducting material of described second heat-conduction component visible on the outside of described smoking product.

11. according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, and described smoking product is also included in non-flammable air-locked first block piece substantially below and between described aerosol formation matrix of described combustible heat source.

12. according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, and wherein said combustible heat source is closed combustible heat source.

13. smoking products according to any one of claim 1-11, described smoking product also comprises the one or more gas channels extended to before described combustible heat source below.

14. smoking products according to claim 13, described smoking product is also included in non-flammable air-locked second block piece substantially between described combustible heat source and described one or more gas channel.

15. according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, and described smoking product also comprises one or more first air intakes forming matrix periphery around described aerosol.

16. according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, and wherein said aerosol is formed after matrix and described combustible heat source spaced apart.

17. smoking products according to claim 16, described smoking product is also included in one or more second air intakes below and between described aerosol formation matrix of described combustible heat source.

18. according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, and described smoking product is also included in one or more 3rd air intakes that described aerosol forms matrix downstream.

19. according to smoking product in any one of the preceding claims wherein, and described smoking product is also included in one or more aerosol modifier that described aerosol forms matrix downstream.